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Labor must reduce Uber tax for country taxi users

Member for Euroa and Deputy Leader of The Nationals Steph Ryan is calling on the Andrews Government to reduce its proposed Uber tax on Euroa electorate taxi users.

Ms Ryan said Daniel Andrews wanted to add a $2 tax to the cost of every taxi trip even though Euroa electorate residents will get no benefit from the legalisation of ridesharing service Uber.

Ms Ryan’s comments come after a parliamentary committee tabled a report last week recommending the Andrews Labor Government reconsider its proposed taxi reform legislation, including its new $2 tax on every taxi trip.

The report, tabled in Parliament last week by the Economy and Infrastructure Committee, recommended amendments to the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Bill 2017.

Daniel Andrews’ own Labor MPs were among the committee members who have recommended to amend the Bill to “provide for a reduced rate of levy in rural and regional areas” and that the government consider reducing the $2 levy.

The committee also recommended extending existing Multi Purpose Taxi Program concessions to all trips and exempting these concession holders from the $2 tax.

Ms Ryan said this report proved the ‘Uber’ tax was unfair on country Victorian taxi users and the Andrews Labor Government needed to change it.